When is it? (BakuDeku)

Seven (7)

(1440 Words)

I shut my door and flop on my bed. Crime rate was down a lot and the school made a statement that for the week students could stay at home until further notice. I figured it'd be nice to see the old hag, I also felt like D- Izuku was getting too close too fast, sorta scaring me. We can hang out plenty setting up the dance.

"Katsuki! Come down!" My mom called up the stairs, her nice voice on so Dad's not home.

"Eh? What is it??" I walk down the stairs.

"Hey.. Kacchan!" Deku was at my door.

DON'T PANIC! "Hey.. nerd?" My voice steady, thankfully.

"You left your drumsticks on my bed.." He started to pat his pockets half heartedly and his face goes a little red. "I guess they're still there? I must've forgotten them-"

"I'll walk you back.." I walk towards the door, next to my mom.

"O-okay!" An awkward and shaky smile covers his face.

I pass my mom to leave, shutting the door. I turn to Deku to follow him, but he isn't moving? "We going?"

"Oh! Right! Yeah, going.. to grab your drumsticks.." He started walking to my left, towards the road... bothers me.. like.. like hes protecting me or something. I start to slow down to be behind him, I grip just the cloth on his right shoulder to pull him towards the inside of the sidewalk. Deku stayed silent, but his eyes widened. His silence irked me, he's usually not this quiet.

"What?" That came out more harsh than I had intended.

"Nothing! Just-" Deku was very tense.

"Just what?" Now that was way softer than I had intended!

"You used to do that when we were kids.." He laughed to himself. I smiled, just a little bit.

"Yeah.." I couldn't come up with more to say, Deku feeling comfortable while talking to me? I could get addicted. I have to come up with- ! "Copycat told me he was taking you to the dance."

"Ugh, he told you that?" Was he not supposed to? Was Deku hiding this from me?? "How embarrassing.."

"How so?" I subconsciously quickened my pace.

"He asked me out, and.. I didn't say no.." He slowed down, I slowed down too.

But he didn't say "Yes"

Why did that piss me off??

"Fucking why not?" An angry defense mechanism. Deku knows, I shouldn't have cursed, I should've stayed calm.

"He.." Deku was at a full stop, I turned back to him, he was fighting tears? "He was pushy. And, and I didn't know how to say no, okay?" He looked up, this was the first time I saw Izuku successfully fight tears.

"Okay." I sounded respectful, shocking both Deku and me. "Your house?"

A single tear fell down Deku's cheek, what a baby. "Yeah, right." We started walking again. "You taking anyone?"

"Huh?"

"To the dance, Kacchan!" Deku giggled, he was comfortable around me.

"Oh, yeah, not really.. Shitty Hair is making me hang out with him and the other extras."

"Your other friends, right?" Ouch, why'd that hurt?

You're such a dick, you don't call your friends "friends" that's why

"Yeah, yeah them."

"What are you going as? I'm going as a ghost!"

"A werewolf." We reached his house.